The article speaks about hospital automation. It gives out
perspective of the patient’s family member and how technology impacts an
individual. It also shows the influence, technology can have on one’s life.
I was nervous. My grandmother had a minor heart attack. I
took her and rushed to the hospital. Things were a bit difficult for me as I
was handling everything all alone. She is my only family. I was still when she
fell down. The incident left me clueless. I rang up the ambulance immediately.
They came in some time and took her to the hospital.
The next thing that bothered me was, who is there to take care
of her when I would be running around to buy her medicines and stuff. She was
then admitted to the hospital. While she lay on the hospital bed, I was sitting
there worried about how to manage things.
After a while, someone came and gave me a remote like thing.
I was already worried; this remote just left me wondering. I first though it
was a remote control for the air conditioner. But a closer look and I found out
that it had various buttons for panic, light, fan, call, etc. Then a nurse came
and explained me its functionality. I was amazed. For a moment, I was relieved.
I could not believe when I heard that a Remote
Control could do so many things.
The nurse explained me that they had automated solutions for
the entire hospital. Every room in the hospital was automated and to keep a
check on the functioning of the same, they had a centralized system wherein
they could check the status of each room in the hospital.
What I realized is that the Hospital Automation Solution had
replaced our traditional caregivers. We have limitations with caregivers, but
with these automation solutions, we can have things work for us on a remote
control. Also it leads to decreased dependency. I was assured that my grandma
was getting the best treatment and also the best of technology.
Grandma was brought out from the doctor’s room. They said
she needed to be under observation. She had to take bed rest for some days. How
was she going to get rest? She always lingers around the house for each and every
thing. For switching off the lights, to close the curtains, etc. It does happen
that I need the AC on while I am in the room and when I am asleep; she gets up
and switches it off. Given her age, how can she be relaxed? To this, the doctor
suggested that I keep her in the hospital for some time. I thought that would
be a wise decision. She would be fine here I thought. There would be caregivers
to take care of her.
Ten minutes in the room and I contradicted myself. There was
no necessity of a caregiver. The lights could be turned On/Off, curtains/blinds
could be opened/closed, AC’s temperature could be adjusted, and all this and
more could be done only at the touch of a button. She need not get up for
anything. If she wanted a nurse to attend to her, she could just press the
“call” button on the remote and immediate help would be provided. In case of an
emergency, she was advised to press the “panic” button to which they would
immediately respond. There was a Centralized
Patient Call Monitoring system for the nursing staff which provided them
with the information of the patients. They could get information such as, the
time the call button was used, which patient needs attention, etc. The best
thing about this system was that it could be accessed through a Smart App on a
Smartphone or a Tablet which increases the responsiveness of the nursing staff
even while on the go!
I thought that if I could get this technology at my place
that would solve half of my problems. I can’t be with my grandma all the time,
so I always used to be worried about her. I used to think, how will she manage
things, why does she have to get up every now and then to operate the
electrical devices? I am relieved now. I spoke to the doctor and told that I would
like to have the same technology that they had in their hospital for my home. Further
enquiry led me to know that these products were a part of an automation
solution provided by BuildTrack. They
provide automation solutions for various industries such as home, hotel,
hospital, office, etc.
Now, the first thing that I am going to do after I go home
is to contact BuildTrack and get my house done according to their technology.
This visit to the hospital really changed my life for the better.
